MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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